FG, Boko Haram to sign ceasefire deal

The Federal Government on Monday announced it had “reached an understanding” with the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, which would lead to the signing of a ceasefire deal with the group.

Chairman, Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki, said this while speaking on the Hausa Service of Radio France International on Monday.

Turaki, who is also the Minister of Special Duties, however, said the panel had not signed an agreement with the violent sect.

The amnesty panel boss “revelation” came a day to the commencement of the Muslim Holy month of Ramadan, expected to start on Tuesday (today).

In an interview with The PUNCH on Monday, Turaki said, “It is not an agreement; we have reached an understanding with the leadership of Boko Haram arising from weeks of discussion and interface that we have been having with them.

“We will now move to the issue of parameters for an agreement and then when we are able to agree on the terms, the signing (of the agreement) will be done openly and all members of the press will be invited.

“But for now, they have agreed in principle that they have declared a ceasefire which we commended as it will bring a way forward to solving the problem.

“A declaration has been made and we commend them for that and we see it as a right step in the right direction.”

Asked to clarify the meaning of “reaching an understanding”, the committee chairman said, “We have discussed. Infact, we have been discussing for quite some time now. They have directed their (Boko Haram) members to ceasefire largely for the discussion we have had with them, and largely for the commencement of the fasting of the month of Ramadan.

“Formal agreement will follow in due course.”

The Federal Government, had on April 4, set up the amnesty panel to work out ways of arresting the growing violence and killings in the North by the Boko Haram.

Part of the progress recorded by the committee was the recommendation that wives and children of Boko Haram members, who were detained by security agencies, be released unconditionally.

The committee had visited various prisons in the country, holding talks with detained sect’s leaders and members, some of who are currently facing trial.

The terms of reference of the committee are “to consider the feasibility or otherwise of granting pardon to the Boko Haram adherents,

“Collate clamours arising from different interest groups who want the apex government to administer clemency on members of the religious sect; and

“To recommend modalities for the granting of the pardon, should such step become the logical one to take under the prevailing circumstance.”

In May, the Federal Government declared a state of emergency in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states after the sect members carried out massive killings and bombings in Yobe and Borno states, including in Bama, where no fewer than 200 persons were reportredly killed.

Meanwhile, the government of Britain had disclosed plans to ban Boko Haram, a move that makes membership of or support for the organisation a criminal offence.

Britain’s Home Office said in a statement on Monday that Boko Haram would be added to its list of outlawed organisations, a roster of foreign and domestic terror groups that include al-Qaeda and the Irish Republican Army. The move is subject to parliamentary approval.

Going by what Islam has stood for since its birth, I would say that Boko Haram is only playing games and do not mean any ceasefire agreement. Jihadists don’t lay down arms. They are following what Koran teaches them 100%.

Shia kills Sunnis, Sunnis kill Shiites, and Ahmadiyas are hated for adopting a different version of Islam. So, what are we talking about here?

Psalms 120:5-7 says ”

[” Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.”]

For sometime, I wondered what was on the mind of the writer when he proclaimed WOE upon himself for living in Mesech and dwelling in the tents of Kedar. But then, I later realized that KEDAR was the son of Ishmael.
———–
[Gen 25:13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and KEDAR, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,]

Children of God, please think about these things and pray to escape the tribulation that will be visited upon the earth…..The anti-Christs are already unleashed.

OBONI

Minister of special duties or whatever name or portfolio. Why fooling urself, mortgaging the life of Nigerians just to anchor amnesty. Remember, whatever money u and ur cronies want to earn with the introduction of amnesty is blood money.

Moses

What is WRONG with some of us? What s really wrong? Is this GEJ, CAN and ORITSEJAFOR gift to us? Is it not clear that these ppl are playing with our collective destiny as a ppl and nation? To the hate mongers, there are more than 70 millions in Nigeria and they a not going anywhere and they are not going to drop their religious belief tomorrow. GEJ SAY BH IS IN GOVT, AZAZI SAID BH WAS CREATED BY PDP, YUGUDA SAID WE KNOW THEM. GEJ U CAN TALK TO GHOST. NOW HIS AGENTS ARE SIGNING AGREEMENT WITH BH. What s really happening.

For the hate mongers, ppl being killed in d North now are Muslims, so don’t cried more than the bereaved!

RAJA

As an observer i realised that some pp like Usumaraja, Frank, Israel and Jzun have launched heavy attack on GEJ, and Akeula Taiwo sinply b/C of they dont support more killings. at the same time, the same group are craftly calling those killed innocent lives. The food for thought here is that: Is there any life that innocent in the areas where the violence is taking place? if your answer is yes, you are only with GEJ & Tiwo. if your answer is no, you are against Frank & co. as well as GEJ & Taiwo. The key words are +Innocent lives. + Amnesty. +Continouos war. Thanks for your kind responses.

ozaluoku

which cease fire?who are the master minders of the recent school killings?who are we negotiating with?how can a country seeking dialogue with traitors who may as well contain mercenaries?my take is no release of tax payers money to these blood suckers and the same negotiator earlier mentioned there would be no compensations to the family who lost their own in the mayhem..enough of the nonsense..it is very insulting

Who is speaking to whom? Mallams you people are full of bullshit. The JTF is putting bullets in your heads by the numbers. Civilians in Borno have decided to make their state a No go for most of you people and suddenly, you want a cease fire? WHO MURDER ALMOST 40 KIDS THREE DAYS AGO.

You want to live among humans? then come out and show your pathetic and cowardly faces. I hate this cowards, they are looking for a way out. That’s why Aliyu wants to negotiate the presidency. Mallams always in state of confusion.

Peter2000

akara

GEJ don approve ceasefire, you sit down there dey talk rubbish..

magnum

cant those rascals suffocate with those rags they tie on their faces..zombies in almajiri kingdom

You bastards. You are only fooling yourselves. What next? Dole out cash to these murderes who have killed thousands. The real BH will soon answer you liars.

GEJ stop this mumu woman wrapper talk

akara

Lolxxx.. Like 7-up I hope the difference is clear now..

Gboyega Okunniga

This is a really sick system. How can you have an understanding with ghosts or for want of appropriate words-unidentifiable killing objects? Up till now, Boko Haram
are yet to tell us the reason for this senseless killing and yet we are thinking
of pardoning them for such gross and barbaric desecration of our right to life.
I say again, either we are all sick or we just happened to be cursed with bad
leaders

deri

JONATHAN IS REALLY WASTING HIS TIME WITH THESE DEVILS–FINE THEN RELEASE OKAH FROM JAIL-HE HAS BEEN SENT TO LIFE IN PRISON–FREE HIM–A GROUP THAT KILLED THOUSANDS OF NIGERIANS-OVER TEN YORUBA AND 50 KIDS JUST HOURS AGO? SIGNING A DEAL WITH FGN-HABA I CANT BELIEVE THIS–

akara

Does it make sense now?? Can you see what we have been saying??

Abubakar Sani

The FG should allow law to take its full course instead of telling Nigerians all sorts of lies. BH inflicted so much pains on innocent people and hence should not go scot-free. Ceasefire or no ceasefire BH must be punished so that any group thinking of toeing along the same line of reasoning and ideology with these extremists should know the consequence.

Frank

Jonathan has once again proven that he is a backward-thinking misleader. So after the killing of innocent children its time for the agreement to be reached???? If this was in the pipeline what is the rational behind the declaration of emergency in the Northern States, methought it was to flush out this sect? What pact do you want to sign with this killers? How much do you now intend to give them as job well-done for the highest number of terror murders in the African continent? Someone will want to point a soiled finger at the Niger Delta militants and the amnesty granted them and am just going to ask the nincompoop one question, how many luxury buses and school, how many CHILDREN and adults did the repentant militants kill? Buhari is Boko Haram. IBB knows. Atiku knows. But Jonathan… I reserve my comment. When you surround yourself with the likes of Okupe, Gulak and the lose-mouthed Abati you are devoid of good advice and wisdom. its better to leave a good legacy and step down than to rule for years and leave your children a legacy of doom.

Israel

GEJ is a confused and equally appointed a Muslim Minister with high and terrible spirit of deception as HALL MARK OR VITAL FRUIT upon which IMOLE was founded by Muhammad as THE CHAIRMAN OF AN INJUSTICE COMMITTEE against Christianity and all that loss their lives to the wickedness of Islam. Can you see the IQ of someone appointed as Minister by GEJ{Like President like Minister}; Even the blind knows that when the Muslims are fasting, they will deceive the world by stopping for that period all evils instructed by their Prophet including excessive drunkenness, womanizing, killings and all evils you can think but once that their fasting is over: THEY IMMEDIATELY GO BACK TO THEIR VOMIT LIKE DOGS, so what and where is the CEASE FIRE this Malo is deceiving GEJ with portraying to have achieved THE SET OBJECTIVES because GEJ always preferred to be deceived due to desperation for 2015; WHO IS FOOLING WHO?

Akeula Taiwo

You and your brother ‘Frank’ in confusion will never cease to come on this free forum to run your loose mouth by leaving aside the subject matter and attacking what you both know is beyond your mental comprehension and spiritual control. They are here talking about reaching an understanding to a ceasefire and possibly subsequent end to all forms of senseless and barbaric killings of innocent Nigeria, but rather you are here attacking what you are fond of attacking. Now, tell us, is it because none of your children have ever been killed to feel the same pain that many victims feel presently in Nigeria that makes you speak senselessly and sentimentally on this forum? Where did you read that the B’Haram members are to be given money?Even if they should cease fire during the holy month of Ramadan, what gives you confidence that God can not use that period to change their satanic minds and transform them? Have our prayers not been to God to defeat and transform the B’Haram the best way only known to Him? Does that God’s intervention to change and transform them save them from God’s punishment? But it is rather a form of answer to our own prayers for God to give us peace in the country. Or, is killing of one’s children a pleasant incident? Let us all shun sentiments and think aright like normal and sane people.

Akeula Taiwo

Frank and Isreal, I surely know that you may not intelligently comprehend the substance of my comment above due to your low mental capacity, which always results largely in your wrapped thinking and thoughtlessness. You may now be poorly thinking that Taiwo is supporting Amnesty to BH. But the only thing that I know is that we must put our interests for peace over our selfish ego on this forum. We must not only come here to talk for tallking sake. There is need for deeply sober reflection for the loss of human lives in our dear country. Not until when one of our beloved children, sisters, brothers and uncles get killed that we now begin to regret out selfishly egoistic reactions.

Frank

You contradict yourself. You talk trash. I wouldn’t ask you to go back to your drawing board, that would be an elevation. Rather, go back to your slate, the one you attempted to use in the then nursery school but failed woefully.

Akeula Taiwo

Frank, to show how intelligent you are, kindly point out where I contradicted myself in that comment. Write out any part of my statement which you think is too much for your lowly mental capacity to comprehend and over which you can easily digest. Don’t just regard a whole message as trash without, at least, pointing to what part is trash therein. This now confirms what I have said about the low level of your mental state to quickly comprehend.

Don

And those that have lost theirs should just see it as an act of God? My friend grow up. These guys are guilty and should not use religion as a reason to clean other ethnicities. The same religion they claim to be upholding says this is a holy month. What is holy in their actions? 29+ defenseless children killed last weekend! Who the f**k are they signing the pact with? Playing politics with people’s lives.

Akeula Taiwo

You are one of those who love to stumble over a free forum like this and just be over-zealous to attack people. Where did you read in that my above comment which I implied, let alone categorically said, that those victims should take unfortunate incidents as an act of God? Why don’t you for once read, reason, digest and fully comprehend what others post before compulsivelu jumped into replying? Go and read, then digest what I said before setting loose your wrapped outrage on me. Okay?

Wisetot

To my mind, you are a real idiot! In your demented mind, corrupted by your years of Kewu, arguments are won by insult. Abi? Why not provide your acclaimed intelligent discourse rather than always saying how intelligent you are without any proof. You are luck for two things, Punch is always blocking my response to your stupid arguments and I don’t have your time save for weekends. Idiot!

frank

Its difficult to see how you still find space to defend criminals who will go even to Ansar-Udeen secondary school and shoot school children If before you take them for defending Islam, by now you should have known better. If there is any respect we owe those children it is to fish out the killers and make them face justice. Discussing with these killers and making agreement with them at this point shows disrespect to the victims

Akeula Taiwo

You know within yourself, Frank, that I am not defending any evil group here. Did I ever tell you how they killed those innocent children was good? Even if accepting their offer to a ceasefire will presently disrespect the victims, why not pleading to the minds of those victims by either compensating their families or making them happy in some other ways, while we use this ceasefire offer to prevent future killings of innocent people? Do you think we should only say we don’t want any ceasefire deal that will bring about peace, but what we rather want is unrest through fighting unceasingly? Is it then better than peace that we are all yearning for, Frank!?

rose

Muhammad to Muslim:-

Jihad in the way of Allah elevates

one’s

position in Paradise by a hundred

fold.(Muslim 4645)” Taiwo what will happen to this?. I bet you those fools are just afraid of fighting with empty stomach in the month of Ramadan, they only want to use this period to re-strategist and strike back. if i may ask today cease fire yesterday killing of innocent little students, was that a closing ceremony?

Akeula Taiwo

How are you 100% sure that they only want to use that period to re-strategise? How can we categorically or confidently say that is exactly what they thought since we have no such spiritual power to know what is in the breasts of other fellow menv If that indeed is what they planned, then, they shall meet the more powerful forces of God, waiting angrily in ambuish for them, where they shall all be destroyed completely.

tony are

Oloshi,……you can recite baby and you are quoting Kuran…..and you don’t think you’re mentally disturb? If Muslims are like what you trying to portrait, do you really think you can live well? There are 1 billion muslims and still growing everyday. think about it!

Laycon

You are extremely clueless, senseless,gullible, deceptive and arrogant. You needed to make your point without abusing others if you are truly better than my description of you. You knew what you wrote was wrong and projected wrong message. But your pride surprised your conscience and came back to worsen it all. A disappointment, you are.

Israel

No member of my family can ever fall to the evils of Islam, get that into your head. I have said it sometimes that people makes mistakes to think ONLY ARMY CAN START WAR IN A NATION, when you Muslims kill the families that have capacity for that you will understand that monopoly of violence is not limited to Islam. MOST IMPORTANTLY: THERE IS NOTHING LIKE HOLY MONTH, everyday is holy unto the Lord for those that are holy. Destroyers have no prayer of peace in their mouth which means there is no peace for Muslims, if anyone is running mouth senselessly and aimlessly defending the indefensible, you- Akeula is that person with NO IQ at all.

Akeula Taiwo

Who is insane that will descend so low to argue with you on whether there is holy month or not? I am not so daft to exchange words with you over which transcends your mental and spiritual capacity. Continue to bark like an aggressively toothless dog. Your mental deformity is too high to comprehend what I am telling you now, Isreal.

Don

My friend, if these guys are blood thirsty, then they should be treated thus…. Americans never signed a pact with Al Queda so why are we? Very soon we will recognize them as a political party….shit

Akeula Taiwo

That is your own naïve interpretation of what ceasefire agreement is only all about. Did Isreal not reach ceasefire agreement with Hamas in Gaza? Have you then heard of any incessant attack on either the Isreal and Gaza strip? Reaching ceasefire agreement between two waring parties is a stepping-stone to ensuring peace. It may lead to everlasting peaceful co-existence if things are done the right way. Then, shall we wait till one of your children or beloved sisters or brothers get massacred by the evil ones? Do you think peace is not the best thing to have? Why are you being unreasonable here?

Ishola

Mr. Taiwo, i commend the energy and wisdom applied in replying vituperations and vitriol but we should get our facts right. In the name of peace that you have brandished in your opinion, BH deserves no pat in the back through ceasefire. That is the way i see things. BH have commited unthinkable crimes and sins for just no cause. Be it religion, social and economic cause, their motives for killing cannnot be justified so deserve nothing but force of extinction. I just saw a thoughtless and weakness in full glare as displayed by GEJ administration. Just at the stage BH was getting weakened, they now resorted to guerilla tactics kiling children and women, which are meant to be spared even in war. Yet we are not in war, but BH in their characteristic manner of callousness and beastiality, want on a killing rampage – 29 children in on fell swoop and next line of action – government agrees to ceasefire. No aggreement and ceasefire can change or reform BH devil incarnate that kills for pleasure. Only force i see is the solution. Finally, may the eternal curse of heaven be on Sponsors, Advocate and sympathisers of this satanic group. Ceasefire my foot!

Akeula Taiwo

You have spoken wonderfully well. Infact, I myself detest any plan of giving in to such satanic group. But you made mention of a good point in your comment where you accepted that BH have turned their aggression into a guerilla war where innocent children and women are now becoming soft targets. Now, no one knows these evil people in our midst. They only strike at will. Infact they are ready to die in their wrapped thinking. Okay, if the enemy that we can identify should declare and say they want ceasefire, what hen do yoou think we can do?

Akeula Taiwo

You have spoken wonderfully well. Infact, I myself detest any plan of giving in to such satanic group. But you made mention of a good point in your comment where you accepted that BH have turned their aggression into a guerilla war where innocent children and women are now becoming soft targets. Now, no one knows these evil people in our midst. They only strike at will. Infact they are ready to die in their wrapped thinking. Okay, if the enemy in hidding that we can not identify should declare and say they want ceasefire, what then do you think we can do? To tell them ‘NO’! We must continue to fight and they must also continue to kill innocent children and women? Why can’t we at least, for the sake of peace, accept the ceasefire and leave them to God to judge them for the evils they have committed? Or, we entice them with the ceasefire and get them in our net thereafter.

Ishola

I rightly get your point. Just to save the innocent and the weak, BH should be let off the hook of justice. It is considerable but will innocent just die for nothing.Then we better reverse back to the jungle where might is right or most violent earns the respect. Though peace is paramount but on what grounds those BH want to lay their ams. What sent them wide and crazy in the first place? if care is not taken to put check to impunity as displayed by BH, more BH lurks around us in our villages and towns. Disgruntled elements with demented brains can start killing and engaging in murderous act in the name of self-determination and recognition – just to have share of the national cake. Haven’t we seen brazeness n contempt of national security and government might with the killing of security agents in Nasarawa state without any severe repercussions on perpretrators. When justice fails to judge and punish in any society, criminality and lawlessness becomes a norm.Justice no matter how late, serves as detterent than any form dialogue and negotiations. More BH are preparing to evolve if the present one and their sponsors are left punished via ceasefire.

Wisetot

Thanks Ishola for your intelligent response to this idiot that have nothing to do save come to this forum claiming how intelligent he is with no point to show for it.

Akeula Taiwo

You have spoken wonderfully well. Infact, I myself detest any plan of giving in to such satanic group. But you made mention of a good point in your comment where you accepted that BH have turned their aggression into a guerilla war where innocent children and women are now becoming soft targets. Now, no one knows these evil people in our midst. They only strike at will. Infact they are ready to die in their wrapped thinking. Okay, if the enemy in hidding that we can not identify should declare and say they want ceasefire, what then do you think we can do? To tell them ‘NO’! We must continue to fight and they must also continue to kill innocent children and women? Why can’t we at least, for the sake of peace, accept the ceasefire and leave them to God to judge them for the evils they have committed? Or, we entice them with the ceasefire and get them in our net-trap thereafter.

frank

You are shameless to site that Hamas Example Taiwo because that is another Islamic trouble makers so you can see the point that Don is making is buttressed by your Hamas? But why always Islam everywhere there is trouble all over the world does it not bother you Taiwo? Juxtapose these troubles to the claim that Islam is a religion of peace then you can see why people don’t seem to believe it.

frank

This idiot are you from the moon? This your people BH just killed school children days ago and somebody is here talking about agreement was the agreement before the killing or after? Mulla Taiwo you are no doubt a fundamentalist, you teach this BH I am pained even though those killed are moslems but they are human beings for Gods sake and their blood is crying for justice

Akeula Taiwo

You are shouting God’s name as if you truly believe in Him that much. If you truly believe in God, you will not be desperate to outsmart God’s Willing. It takes the Lord of the Worlds no a single second to destroy our collective enemy. But why has He not destroyed them is the question you need to answer. Have you forgotten that Devil has no an atom weight of power or authority over God? Who is BH before the Mightiest Power of God? You should know that something transcendental is behind all this. Don’t you think God can answer our prayers through this ceasefire deal? Why are we then reasoning the same way BH reason in their bid to fight for God? Don’t you think God is putting us on trial? I believe in God that He shall intervene.

frank

Well I am not worried by judgement from Godless people like you Taiwo. The bible says and I quote “the kingdom of God standeth sure having this seal that God knoweth those that are His….” God abhors injustice so do I. no apologies Mullar taiwo I seek justice for all including you.

Usumaraja

i have never seen you commenting on any issue that every body comments to condenm or support but you just always wait to see when your islam is mentioned then that is when you comment. the way you always attack any person who try to to support punishment for the boko haram because of the evil they are doing makes me to think you may probably be a memeber or you are hausa fulani that support their action because you think it will affect jonathern government.

Akeula Taiwo

Then show me in any of my comments above where I defended Islam, or even mentioned the word ‘Islam’. I know you are just being eager to attack by virtue of your hypocrisy and personal hatred. But what I am saying rather is that shall we remain senselessly adamant that we don’t want peace or ceasefire if our enemy offers such to us? Is it not better to give our enemy the benefit of doubt, while, at the same time, we put ourselves at alert, in case our enemy will default in their offer and strike us unknowingly? Is that too bad?

femopal

I think you guys should not be using this forum to attack and abuse each other to avoid distraction of good commentators which i think you both were.

frank

Seize fire is just a small window for warring parties to reload their guns. The BH people are the ones calling the short so they are asking for time out to replenish their supply. When the amnesty Malam was talking the other time I knew we will come to this because the man either lacks intelligence or he is an outright saboteur. He was willing to compensate the killers but cant calculate the value to be placed on the victims so will not compensate them. Did I hear you say dumb logic?

K-Nice

U are truly Isreal. An enemy of peace believing that might is right. Since Boko Haram has killed some christians it then means anybody who is a muslin must be wiped out… Even the US eith all its militaru might is not winning in Afganistan and else and has redorted peace talks wt the Taliban. It is better to jaw-jaw than to war war

rose

yes Muslim should be wiped out in Nigeria before they carry out their jihad(Muslim 4645)

Israel

YOU MUSLIMS ARE THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC AND CLASSICAL ENEMY OF PEACE WORLDWIDE.

Engr

I personally have a hatred for BH .

And to you (Israel ) going by virtue of your distorted brain , it will not be good on my part as a right thinking human being , if i allow you to go scort free without educate you on the importance of religion tolerance .

Reference to your previous comments and argument with my humble self and other on this forum , i can authoritatively say that your have a “questionable IQ” which need immediate solution from expert if there is any remedy …

Tell me what you dont understand about the world “ceasefire”? It is “cease ” or ” fire ” . If Israel can reach ceasefire agreement with Hamas and at the same time America is planning ceasefire agreement with Taliban using Qatar as meeting point . Who are we not to encourage such a motive ?

Moreso , i m not sayn we should totally believe in any agreement with BH, however , if ” peace ” is very difficult to achieve what about option of ” silence”. And from there will can negotiate and find our way to promise land ( PEACE FOR ALL NIGERIAN ) .

I think we should commend effort of Mr president for using all available option to tackle the menace of BH in our society . No country has ever won guerrilla war , we just need to continue with option of ” Carrot and Stick ” and at the same time pray to God to eradicate BH in our land .

Back to you ” Israel ” , i will advice you not to kill yourself for breeding and growing hatred against Muslim or Islam .It is a religion that transcend beyond your mental capability .

Israel

Your head must be filled with Almajiris, Go and educate your Children whom you have mislead by your Islamic teachings and Muslims worldwide. I do not need empty headed Islamic demons lecture, please do not contaminate the forum with your Islamic violent spirits.

tony are

Who is this oloshi Israel……can you die somewhere or take my-pikin medicine?

akara

I spent almost 24hrs on punch yesterday arguing, biting, scratching, screaming at the distorted mindset of pro-GEJ supporters.

And my last word was that GEJ will prove himself by dissapointing those supporting him now in the next coming months..

Lolxxx.. It didn’t even take up to 12hrs..

GEJ should turn a new leaf a be the president of Nigeria for once. GEJ should try to connect or reconnect(if he has forgotten) with the hardships that majority of Nigerian citizens are going through everyday.

GEJ is not the one that caused Nigeria’s problems, but two wrongs don’t make a right. At the least he if he cannot do the job let him resign.

This inconsistentence and insincerity of GEJ’s presidency is un-becoming.. Where are the peter2000’s, the agathas, the anns, the edu/sttutgoats and the rest..

Where are you? We are all Nigerians and if we genuinely wish for the progress of Nigeria.. This progress must start from the top.

GEJ should not be showing more commitment to paying militants topurchase arms and weapons under the disguise of a pipeline protection contract. While displaying so much inconsistency and lack of commitment in tackling the Boko Haram menace in the North…

Nigeria needs to progress at all costs.. Starting with stable electricity, and genuineity of purpose of all civil servants and elected public officers. Nigerian citizens are ready to do our part, but the government must give us enough commitment to motivate and inspire the citizenry, that they are competent and focused on providing benefits that will benefit the majority of our people..

babalawo

Spent 24hrs on punch website and I only wonder how many hrs you’d spend on other productive things. You don’t have to be educated to be an employer of labour. I’m not even educated yet I am irritated at this your statement. Tomorrow you would say Jonathan is the reason you don’t go to toilet regularly. Key into opportunities around you and don’t waste another 24hrs on gej issue. Tx

akara

I’m on leave and you are not responsible for how I use my time.. What manner of idiot is this, that perceives the world and compares the possibilities in it to the size of a peanut.

You are suffering from a serious mental impairment.. Try to think about what 1million people may have been doing in the last 24hrs.. Just make sure you do it near a hoispital, because you head go definately burst before you reach the 5th person…

People like you with such impaired mental abilities, and complete lack of a useful imagination shouldn’t come around this forum..

Lolxxx. But then maybe it’s just peter2000, or edu/stuttgoat our local hyperactive lunatics at their tricks again…

And you have nothing to say to Babalawo? You’re just another busy body like him…. Idiot

Romans

Akara, what do you really want GEJ to do?. I’m never in support of having any agreement of whatsoever with a terrorist group but for the sake of peace even if one month in the North them sign whatever ceasefire they can think of. Akara I remember vividly well that you will still be the same person blaming the migration of Nigerian’s from Northern part to your paradise of Lagos state.
Please for once allow peace and tranquility to reign.

frank

God bless you o jare

FarrHook

assuming that people that spends much time online are jobless is myopic. Your own problem is truly education.

Frank

If Jonathan does not respect himself and set aside his 2015 ambition then he is primed for a big fall.

Giogio

something is seriously wrong with this FG led by GEJ..this Boko haram
group was just recently proscribed and here we are, they are signing
deal with them..how could GEJ sign deal with a “non-recognized” body
like Boko Haram?…GEJ is a complete failure and a disgrace to everything academic (PhD)

FarrHook

Thank you for this. All of them will not show face when GEJ makes a wrong move. All they do is support him blindly while hiding behind religious and ethnocentric sentiments.

No one hates GEJ. Infact I would love him for 2015 only on the condition that he gets it right and stop dilly-dallying about. This issue of awarding billions of Naira to Niger delta militants under the guise of pipeline protection now compounded with this hypocritic dealings with BH is unbecoming of a leader.

Kabiru, Akeke, Asari DOkubo and the rest should all be locked up and made to face trials for their crimes against humanity

Don

I don’t get it. Signing a ceasefire with the same group that the world has placed as 7 million dollar bounty on? Is this guy confused or plain stupid?

Giogio

and the same FG already proscribed this BH group..GEJ is really sick

yori

its high time we proceeded forward! cease fire is a means to an end! so far it guarantees return to peace! we can’t afford more killings bro!

Jonathan jonathan jonathan why are you messing up like this. Never ever sign any agreement or any cease fire with these people. Its very dangerous. game. Nothing like amnesty for these killers. They would never stop their evil ways by cease fire. They just want to regroup and get more arms. They are playing games.

Prince White

God wil not 4give GEJ if he negotiate with this blood sucking agents that has killed innocent nigerians in thousands for political reasons, the blood of the innocent fight back.wht is the need of emergency? Asking innocent soldiers to waste their life and time looking for the sect.GEJ is a dog that goes back to his vomits.hav never sees a responsible gvt that negotiates with terrorist.the world is watching us.we need a vibrant and rogged president not a baby president.his dream wil not come thru ,recentlly 2 arm robbers where condem to death by hanging in edo state wht about the man that’s has killed in thosands ? U r negotiating with them,u want to gv them award for a job well done cos ur children or family members where not involved.God will judge u GEJ.u have not only disappointed niger delta but nigeria in general and the world at large.if obama can rule the world without fear or favour,is him senior to u?only smal niger u no fit control am ashame

Huck231

GRATING PARDON TO WHO? TO WHO FOR CHRIST AND MOHAMMED SAKE?

Jah Mikel Michael

big shame for fed.govt to sign ceasefire,with dirty society.u wasted too much money on security issues without conquer any violence.

matt nuborn

After the fasting, they would re-inforce and hit their brothers harder. Jona, nigeria commends u for the job done by JTF, pls dnt let sum stupid aboki come and bullshit ur goodwoork. See out what u started as a man.

Myself

Ramadan is here, this is a Islamic group/sect for sure they will want to fast, So Cease fire or no ceasefire, Let see what happens after Ramadan.

Tope

The decision of Mr Minister to opt for cease fire with heinous BH sects is not the best for us at all. There are some policies people in government will just wake up and adopt without considering their consequencies.
People that have killed innocent souls are criminals and must be tretaed as such.
Are they not the same sects that wanted to declare Soverign state of Islam and attempted to bring down an army aircraft that Mr Minister is pleading for ?
President Goodluck must not be deceived about some advices from his aids. Who know if Mr Minister is working for the interest of some leaders, who perhaps, pushed for his nomination for the ministerial job.
In

friday

What kind of understanding or agreement after killing 49 young, innocent children? Do our leaders really know what leadership is all about? Do they really know why they are there? This is not what Nigerians want to hear at all. Can’t we see how nations like America, Germany and France etc react to these kind of things? As long as we continue this turn by turn thing, there will really be no hope for us in this country. Our northern leaders and all leaders all over Nigeria should let us pick the best hands as hunger do not recognize where you have come from. Youths in Nigeria, you need to wake up.

Sunbare

Only few are wise, why cant we read between line and see that it is a tactical means to break them and put confusion in their mist………….

Truthbtold

This is true Nigeria with Nigerians from all parts of the country condemning any perceived agreement especially after the killing of those innocent children. Ango abdulahi, Lai Mohammed, el rufai, Tinubu and all those born to rule zealots should take a cue from this. This is what we call equity & justice. The bigots will naturally turn a blind eye & never condemn these madmen all in the name of the north & 2015. Many of the commentators today are not from the core north but have a conscience & will say it as it is, GEJ or not.

inevitable

According to jonathan puppets now the recommendation is good if it was buhari that suggested a seize fire you goons would have gone all out condemning him,calling him boko haram,as for me I have no comment about this,the problem I have is just the hypocrisy.

Moses

What is WRONG with some of us? What s really wrong? Is this GEJ, CAN and ORITSEJAFOR gift to us? Is it not clear that these ppl are playing with our collective destiny as a ppl and nation? To the hate mongers, there are more than 70 million Muslims in Nigeria and they are not going anywhere and they are not going to drop their religious belief tomorrow. GEJ SAY BH IS IN GOVT, AZAZI SAID BH WAS CREATED BY PDP, YUGUDA SAID WE KNOW THEM. GEJ said U CAN’T TALK TO GHOST. NOW HIS AGENTS ARE SIGNING AGREEMENT WITH BH. What s really happening.

For the hate mongers, ppl being killed in d North now are Muslims, so don’t cried more than the bereaved!

3rd john

Oga moses, how does CAN come into this….. Anoda aboki speaking

FRED

What is the Federal Government of Nigeria under the leadership of Jonathan Goodluck trying to do with Boko Haram? If the Federal Government signs the cease fire deal, it there means that Boko Haram has defeated the Nigeria army and that will be the end of Nigeria because Boko Haram sect will kill more Nigerians with impunity.

Jonathan, never you mess yourself up by signing the cease fire deal and those advising you to go for it should be sacked from the government because they are not worthy to be there.

Mobilize the Nigeria army with all weapons in their arsenal to go and flush out the deadly sect from the North. If need be, declare total war among pure Nigerians and the deadly boko haram. Never you sign the cease fire deal because it will be a disgrace upon you as the president and commander in chief of the armed forces in particular and the Nigerian army in general.

new

It may seem that mr president is confused but this is an other way to hold them down. The issuse is that there is no punishment or any thing you can do for someone that is ready to take is life and other people life than to sit them down and talk to them. Again eithere by pandon or by force BK can not be totally eradicated in Nigeria because it is an ideology. but the fed. Government is trying to weak or break their strong hold so that they will be powerless. but I must say this if truly BK will be pardon all prisionner should be realeas and this pardon should be extended to all over the country God bless nigeria god bless e.m

otega ipheghe esq.

Good leaders are known to stand by their decission at all time either good or bad, why is GEJ always blowing hot and cold. No responsible government sign a ceasefire agreemennt with faceless terrorist and mindless killers.

ayobamiba

You are a fool and a daft ,your hatred and animosity against Gej had made you blind and you can’t comprehend the meaning of De Rod and staff or carrot and stick.for a fact your mumu pass level

akara

Over 50 Nigerians have been killed or injured within the last 144hrs alone, including muslims, and young muslim children… And you are supporting a mumu president GEJ, who has agreed to a ceasefire..

You don chop? Or are you suffering from long-term depression and plain stupidity combined??

ayobamiba

Akara you are funny your type is the ones that went to school with free education of nothingness who came out of schools with lameness of mind .one of today’s headlines is that FG wants to extend the emergency period, now while this war is on,those bokko vampires who have regained consciousness from the deadness of their minds and human consciousness, and ready to renounce terrorism shall be rehabilitated by govt for integration back to society .that’s how a God feasting govt does in a democracy.

keeja

Ayobamiba, I think you are the foolish and daft person and not Otega Ipheghe esq. The reason is this, America went into Afghanistan because a few Americans were killed in the September 11, 2001 attack and never at any time thought of ‘The rod and staff or carrot’ option you are saying because terrorist are faceless idiot with a multiplier effect cos of the swift liink they have with other terrorist groups. Why will a president rescind to the accepting the option of the foe. This act has nullified the essence of emergency rule. Obasanjo did it in Odi after the killing of just 13 soldier how much more the killing of countless defenseless civilians.

ayobamiba

Teacher you forget that American terror war in Afghanistan was a war against an external enemy who are not American citizens, but Nigeria is levying a war against her self.some of this bokko vampires were conscripted by force by this terrorist so while d war is on by the army ,if any one of them decides to turn a new leaf and renounce terrorism such shall be encouraged to reintegrate back into the society.

Man_Enough

just because he mentioned jonathan, you have lost your senses.

jiggy

I day laugh ohhh…black man with black sense…why now???and immediately after fasting ends another heavy round of killings will follow abi..God help us.

akara

Ceasefire to fast and then after fasting killings will resume.. OMG!! WHat manner of evil and dementia is this???? There wasn’t, “there was a country”. “There is a country”, and that country is called NIGERIA, aka Naija.. Full stop..

ELOWHITE

Which way nigeria, I taught they siad that this people ar ghoust , logical the ghoust has change to human form in other to negotiate, which means that this BOKOS ar knw by some gvment officials but they refuse to tell nigerians where they are.

In this age and time people like OBJ, IBB that are benefitting from the lopsided political structure wants us to believe that it is God that joined us together, and there is nothing we can do to correct the obvious anomalies scattered in this unholy union. These group of men have done everything humanly possible to frustrate the restructuring of Nigeria to ensure equity to every stake holder.
Don’t forget that countries like Pakistan insisted and broke away from India because the British amalgamation does not suit their interest. Bangladesh also broke away from Pakistan. How about the division of the two Sudans in our own back yard. Even developed countries, Sweden and Norway had to split to move forward, as well as Denmark and Iceland. In Canada the Quebec region is also clamouring to go it alone.
Even the British that amalgamated us are beginning to question their own amalgamation hence Scotland is voting in a referendum in 2016 to determine if they still want to be part of the UK. Why cant we in this forced marriage that is called Nigeria be given that opportunity to determine our destinies as enshrined in the UN charter.
So if the North wants sharia and boko haram to be fulcrum of their existence, they should be allowed to have it in their own independent country. While the rest of us will also have own country where the rule of law, respect of sanctity of life, pursuance and achieving excellence in western education including utilising the proceeds of our natural resources within our boundaries will be the order of the day. It is called self determination.
Nigeria as presently constituted and run is unworkable. it is a recipe for disaster, a ticking time bomb, laziness, squandermania and everything negative.

Freedom

your problem is poverty

Fidel98

The greatest mistake we shall make is to give amnesty to this boko haram who hid under islam to fight the nation and wasted innocents lives.For us to grant murderers freedom while lives and properties has been destroyed by the same people is not right in any form whether humaniterian or peaceful grounds.We must not expect any peace from this because what we as a nation are going to witness is nothing but more troubles ahead.

lester

I personally dnt understand what amnesty is allabout. so the way to draw govt attention is to kill the innocent citizens like christian our wards in schools. the govt of ds nation should be careful. very soon another terror group wl decide for president what to do. mr president should go back to history before his peace talk.remember ironsi nd how katsina organize his death. divide the country if the north say it most be them. never trusth any northerner their ways are devilish.jonathan be very careful

Anoda MAN

All muslims clerics are crazy. So bcoz of their fucking ramadan dey want to cease fire, may GOD purnish all of dem

Jaydeee

I am beginnig to lose confidence in this government if this is true.
What we have been made to believe by the federal govt all along is that
boko haram was faceless and they are ghosts in our midst. I am so
suprised now that the FG suddenly claim to know the people behind the
carnage and have signed a cease fire agreement with them. It only goes
to say then that Gen. Azazi was right when he said PDP was boko haram
and this will make me to believe that the Presidency is cupable in this
matter. Peple’s lives have been wasted for no reason, soldiers and
policemen and countless other security officers have died, children
become orphans and wives become widows only for the FG to tell us that
they signed a cease fire with enemies of the state? This is rather
unthinkable and it can make one to write off this government. They know
who the people are, they know where they are, they can sign agreement
instead of quashing their rebellion. No wonder none of the culprit
arrested so far has been prosecuted, since they are been shielded by the
government. This is too bad. I am sure my South South brothers will now
be hidding their heads in shame for this terrible mistake by the
Presidency/the FG.

Giogio

something is seriously wrong with this FG led by GEJ..this Boko haram group was just recently proscribed and here we are, they are signing deal with them..how could GEJ sign deal with a “non-recognized” body like Boko Haram?…Jonathan is sick and needs to be cured asap!

pere

FG should rethink because nobody will see a killer of his or her loved ones and be silent for those who started this violence without a focus am very sorry what FG is doing now is surface cleaning it will bring temporary peace and permanent war ………..and it will show that being a ruthless criminal pays and that there is no need to study but just go and train and build up so u can fight very well and kill very well to get proper recognition and titles and better appointment .

Eke Okoji

The nation is happy to receive the news of signing a cease fire deal with the faceless group called Boko Haram. Government should be careful with such deal, especially with unknown faces to avoid deceit and calamity.

Franciso

Nigeria my beloved country is a FAILED state. May God give us visionary leaders, Amen…….

J. Uwaya

If it is true that Boko Haram has been proscribed as an organization, with whom is the government going to sign a ceasefire?

duduyemi

Hi Punch, why on earth are u blockin people posts/comments?

Forfaka

Isn’t it a fact that there are many factions of the so called Boko Haram; the criminal,
political and the religious Boko Haram?
With which Boko Haram faction did Alhaji Tanimu Turaki sign his purported secret
ceasefire agreement ?Nigerians have never heard of Imam Marwana before.What is
the take of Sheikh Abubakar Shekau the leader of the terrorists on this murky and
dubious ceasefire deal?
Why was the ceasefire deal aired in French Hausa/Fulani ‘s Service? And what
about the parent organization of the Boko Haram terrorists,the Supreme Council for
Nigerian Sharia?
Who are the Hausa/Fulani killer squads ceasingfire with? Nonsense! They must
surrender to our appropriate authority,hand over their weapons by availing themselves.This is nothing but a hoax
They are taking our entire nation for a ride.The Abokis are merely diseembling.Before
long this purported ceasefire will begin to unravel.The so called Imam Marwana the
spokesperson for wichever faction of Boko Haram is a fake.

BUBEL STONE CASTELLINI

@Akeula Taiwo, U are a big fool, even if u r a Muslim dnt u av conscience? hw could u support dis kind of ceasefire with BH?……..U need light man.

OKUN

ceasefire @ last! a light in the tunnel hopefully. good step!

wech

after so much death by bh, we come to a cease fire! i pray it turns positive for all! afterall dat is important is to achieve peace! God help Naija!

oluwagbotemi

the most worsen Administration i have ever seeing is this of GEJ’s own, how can a federal not a state or local government negotiate with terrorist , the whole of NIGERIA is now a season film called 24 hours ,where a government negotiate with terrorist , if you and not capable of leading the country why dont you just leave in peace before the worst happen, for the fact i am a muslim ,i m not supporting the ideal of settlement with terrorist , despite that i believe that there is no a muslim who will harm another human being, its all you people manipulation , one very good day all what you kept secret will open to the world,

koko

Yes we are ready to dialoge,all boko haram member and their leaders are invited to my house tomorow for final arangement on how to share the oil momey.By tomorow midnight you all will be granted armnesty with montly alowance.come one come all.Buhari,atiku and sultan of sokoto are also wellcome.

tony are

Any minister that sign a ceased fire with Boko deserve public lynching or sharia treatment like adultery! A good Boko is a dead Boko. That should be the army motto!

paano asika

If they UK are still considering it means they have an interest in the whole Boko Haram saga in Nigeria like every other terrorist prone countries